Land-roller



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LAND ROLLER.

No. 372,984. Patented Nov. 8, 1887.

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NITED STATES lPATENT Orricn.

BEADON R. LYDDON, OF SYOAMORE, ILLINOIS.

LAND-ROLLER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 372,984-, datedNovember 8, 1887.

Application filed October 7, 1886. Serial No. 215,634. (No model.)

.To LZ/ whom it may concern.'

Be 1t known that I, BEADON R. LYDDON, a

4citizen of the United States, residing at Sycamore, in the county of DeKalb and State of Illinois, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Land-Rollers, which is fully set forth in the followingspecification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, inwhich- Figure l is a side elevation of a land-roller embodying myinvention; Fig. 2, atransverse sectional view of the same, taken on theline m :v of Fig. l; Fig. 3, a' rear elevation of the same, and Fig. 4 adetail elevation of one of the segments detached.

Like letters refer to like parts in all the figures of the drawings.

My invention relates to land-rollers, and has for its object to producea land-roller which shall be simple and strong in its construction', andwhich shall effectually level the ground and crush the clods; and tothese en ds my invention consists in certain novel features, which Ishall now proceed to describe, and will then particularly point out inthe claims.

In the drawings, A represents the main frame, which is rectangular inform, consisting of transverse members a and longitudinal members a',these latter being curved or arched, as shown in Fig. l of the drawings,to pass over the wheel-segments. v

B represents the tongue, and G the driverseat, which are attached to theframe A in any suitable manner. nAt each end of the main frame there issecured, to the und'er side thereof, a yoke or bracket, D, and in theseyokes or brackets is mounted a fixed axle, E, each yoke being providedwith a hub portion, d, through which the said axle passes. The axle E isadditionally supported at its center by means of a yoke or bracket, D',secured to the main frame A, and having a suitable hub,

d', through which the said axle passes. Upon the axle E is mounted aseries of wheel-segments, F, each consisting of a hub, f, mounted on theaxle, Vspokesf, and a rim or tire, f2, of considerable thickness and ofa width equal to the width of the hub f. Each wheel-segment is providedupon its outer periphery with a series of circumferential ribs orprojections, f3, preferably V-shaped in cross-section, as shown. In thepresent instance I have other, only sufficient space or play being leftbetween them to prevent binding.

G represents a bar pivoted to the rear of the frame Aand provided with aseries of scrapers, H, equal in number to the number of Wheelsegmentsemployed-being twelve in the present instance. Each scraper H isprovided with a series of notches, h, equal in number and conforming inshape to the ribsf3 on the Wheel-segments F.

G represents a lever attached to the bar G and extending upward, so asto be within oonvenient reach of the occupant of the seat C.

The operation of my improved land-roller will be readily understood fromthe preceding description. When drawn across the surface ofthe soil, thewheel-segments will revolve and, by means of their circumferentially-ribbed peripheries, will effectually` crush the clods and pulverize thesoil, thereby preparing the same for the reception of crops. Thewheelsegments, being capable of independent revolution, will permit theentire device to be turned in a verysmall space, and consequently to beoperated in corners and elsewhere with great convenience. If the soiladheres to the rollers in too great quantities and clogs the same, itmay be readily removed by means of Lthe Scrapers H, which are operatedin an ob- Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a land-roller, the combination, with the main frame A, thebrackets D, having IOO hubs d, and the bracket D', having hub d, ofcntidl ribs, f3, of the bar G, pivoted to thc the fixed axle E, mountedin said hubs and main frame and provided with lever G', anda extendingfrom one side of the machine to the series of separate Scrapers, H,independently I5 other, and the independent Wheel-segments F, attachedto said bar, and each provided with 5 mounted looselyon said axle andhaving hubs a series of notches, h, corresponding to the f and rims f2,of equal width, connected by I circumferential ribs'7 substantially asand for spokcsf, each segment being provided with the purposesspecified. :L series of circumferential ribs, f 3,sl1bstan BEADON R.LYDDON. tially as and for the purposes specied.

lo 2. In a land-roller, the combination, with Titnessesz theindependently-revoluble Wheel-segments EDWARD CURTIS, F, each providedwith a series of circumfer H. M. KNIGHTS.

